lau4 si5樓市楼市
Jyutpinglau4 si5
Yalelàuh síh
Definition
Property market; the market for buying and selling real estate.
colloquialmoneyplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the residential and commercial real estate market in Hong Kong. It is frequently used in news reports and casual conversations about the high cost of living. People often pair it with verbs like 升 or 跌 to describe its fluctuating nature.
Examples
The property market is so bad right now, are you still thinking of buying a flat?
After the government introduced new measures, the property market went quiet immediately.
Related words
Common phrases
property market slump
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 樓價, which refers specifically to the price of properties rather than the market as a whole.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
